Spanish Dialects… in the US.
October 25th, 2005Pretty interesting article:
Kevin Malone with the DMV says his agency is aware of the different dialects in the Silver State. “The Hispanic community and language is diverse. There are different words for turn, different words for test, which one is right depends on who you’re talking to. We’re just trying to meet a happy medium.”
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But I must admit this bit surprised me:
Currently there is no translation budget, so the DMV is open to community volunteers who are interested in helping in the publication of the new Spanish driving manual.
Golly ned. That sounds like something that should really have professional translators involved. But if not… well… it should certainly be done on the web.